The person who provided the ideas upon which the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances was based was
A) Thomas Jefferson.
B) John Locke.
C) Baron de Montesquieu.
D) James Madison.
E) Thomas Hobbes.
C
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Which of the following is true about opinion leaders?
A. They are limited to the media elite who tell individuals how they should think. B. They pay close attention to political issues and from them the uninformed take cues. C. They are those who agree with the majority. D. They are politicians who are able to gauge public opinion without using polls.
The recent civil war in Syria is an example of
A. the successful implementation of order by a government. B. the problems that every authoritarian government eventually faces. C. democracy taken to the extreme. D. a strong central authority. E. the lack of government as we normally understand it.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Up until the year 1763, most colonists were still proud to be British citizens. 2. The greatest objection with the early Constitution was that it did not guarantee protection of individual liberties. 3. The greatest objection with the early Constitution was that it did not guarantee protection of individual liberties. 4. Congress does not propose Constitutional amendments. 5. The First Amendment protections for religion, speech, and the press already existed under English law.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false